Italy, Here We Come!
ITINERARY

• Day 1 🛫 Mon. 7/6/26 JFK ➡️FCO
• Day 2🛬 Tue. 7/7/26 Arrive FCO
  • Transfer to Hotel
  • 🏨 Hotel
• Day 3 🌅 Wed. 7/8/26
  • 🏨Hotel
• Day 4 🌅 Thu. 7/9/26
  • 🏨 Hotel
• Day 5 🌅 Fri. 7/10/25
  • 🏨 Hotel
• Day 6 🌅 Sat. 7/11/26
  • 🏨 Hotel
• Day 7 🌅 Sun. 7/12/26
• Day 8 🌅 Mon. 7/13/26
• Day 9 🌅 Tue. 7/14/26
• Day 10🌅Wed. 7/15/26
• Day 11 🌅Thu. 7/16/25
• Day 12 🌅Fri. 7/17/25
• Day 13 🌅Sat. 7/18/25
• Day 14 🌅Sun. 7/19/25
• Day 15 🌅Mon. 7/20/26 RETURN Rome ➡️New York

To Be Determined

• Amalfi Coast/Sorrento
  • The Sorrento Lift from the port to the town.
  • Things to do in Sorrento
  • Option: Ferry to Amalfi and Visit Atrani
  • Capri Daily Boat Tour See you near Bar Ruccio Marina Piccola Sorrento at 900am
• Florence
  • Italo Train Florence S.M. Novella 🛤️Roma Termini
  • Flower Garden Hotel
  • Skip The Line David Guided Tour Experience 11 am
  • OPTION: Uffizi Galleria Self-Guided Tour 4:30 pm
  • Duomo Complex Brunelleschi Passes
  • Italo Train Napoli Centrale 🛤️ Florence S.M. Novella
  • Duomo Complex Brunelleschi Passes
  • Dome Climb Today Only at 5:15 pm – Don’t arrive late!
  • Leonardo Interactive Museum
• Rome
  • Rome Attractions
  • Church of St. Peter in Chains
  • Option: Necropolis Tour – Tickets Requested
  • Enjoying the food of Italy (video guide)
  • 🌟Bistro di Rienzo🌟 My favorite! Within sight of the Pantheon
  • Option: Viator Collection of Activities to Review and Book
  • Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica Tour 2:00 pm
  • Papal Audience Free Tickets (in advance) or Viator
  • Castel Sant’Angelo with Reserved Tickets 9:00 am
  • Ancient Rome Guided Tour: Colosseum, Forum and Palatine 2:30 pm
  • Daytrip Adventure: Rome 🚅 Napoli Centrale: Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast

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🚅Trenitalia – Travel Italy by Rail

Mobile Passport Control (MPC)

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Day 1 🌅 Mon. 7/6/26 JFK🛫FCO

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Day 2 🌅 Tue. 7/7/26

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Day 2 🌅 Tue. 7/7/26
Rome

Transfer from the Airport Hotel (TBD)

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Day 3 🌅 Wed. 7/8/26

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Day 4 🌅 Thu. 7/9/26

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Day 5 🌅 Fri. 7/10/26

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Transfer from NAP to Amalfi Coast/Sorrento Hotels

Your private transfer is booked with Welcome Pickups.

About 3-4 days prior to your arrival, you will receive your driver’s details, including their photo and contact information. You will also receive email and SMS updates regarding your ride, up until the moment you meet at the arrival gate. Drivers know exactly where to meet you and what to do in case of a delay so rest assured that everything will go according to plan.

Flight delayed? Let them know by using the support bubble at the bottom of this page.

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Things to Do in Sorrento

Visit Positano, Amalfi, Ravello by Ferry and Bus
Click here for detailed information.

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A Complete Guide to Visiting Sorrento and the Sorrentine Peninsula

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Day 6 🌅 Sat. 7/11/25

Sorrento Lift

Option: Ferry to Amalfi and Visit to Ravello

Avoid the hassle of navigating the local train by yourself and zip past the crowds at Pompeii’s entrance with this fast-track tour. Meet your assistant at the Sorrento train station to board and get off just outside Pompeii, where you’ll skip the long line and head directly inside the ruins with your guide. Take in the top villas, temples, and more in just two hours before the return train to Sorrento.

• An assistant will provide train tickets and help you board in Sorrento
• You have priority admission to Pompeii accompanied by your guide
• Your express tour will focuse on the most important ruins inside the vast site
• Headsets are provided to follow the guide’s explanations and insights during the visit

Read more about – Pompeii Express Tour by Train from Sorrento

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Day 7 🌅 Sun. 7/12/25

Skip the crowded and stressful ferry with this boat tour to Capri that departs directly from Sorrento. Skirt the scenic coastline of the Sorrentine Peninsula to take in the views before heading across the water to Capri. Sail around the island to take in its picturesque caves and dramatic rock formations, relax over lunch on the waterfront, and stop to swim and snorkel in the crystalline waters.

Read more about – Capri Boat Daily Tours

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To get to the center of Capri from Marina Grande, the fastest method is the funicular (map), which climbs uphill through lemon groves and drops you directly in the Piazzetta.

Walking Times

• Capri – Marina Grande: 15 minutes or less. The road begins at the Piazzetta behind the clock tower, then follow the signage for the port.
• Marina Grande – Capri: 30 minutes – Take the road that climbs opposite the “banchinella”, where ships and boats dock (pier 21). The road is a steep uphill climb with a number of steps, so best avoided if you have luggage!
• Capri – Marina Piccola: it’s not worth the effort to take the bus! Just walk there by taking the Via Mulo stairs down to the port, which begin at Due Golfi.
• Anacapri – Marina Grande: 20 minutes along the spectacular Scala Fenicia stairway, which begins at the gardens of Axel Munthe’s Villa). There are around 1,000 steps that are quite high, so you need to be in good shape!
• Capri – Anacapri: 1 hour – Note: all uphill!
• Anacapri – Capri: Half an hour – Keep a close watch for the staircases that are a shortcut!

Do you want to call a taxi?

• Taxi Anacapri, Piazza Vittoria – 081 8371175
• Taxi Capri, Piazza Martiri D’Ungheria – 081 8371175
• Radio Taxi Capri – 081 8370543 (24h)

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Day 8 🌅 Mon. 7/13/26

Your private transfer is booked with Welcome Pickups.

Detailed information will be available the day prior to the transfer.

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Napoli Centrale 🛤️Florence S.M. Novella
🚅 Italo Train 9932 Coach 4 Prima Business
Departure 11:20 am – Arrival 2:17 pm

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Timed Entry to Climb the Dome 5:15 pm sharp

The Duomo Complex

Brunelleschi Pass includes access to all monuments of Piazza del Duomo allowing visitors a complete experience with a single ticket: the Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Brunelleschi’s Dome, the Opera del Duomo Museum and the crypt of Santa Reparata with one access per monument.

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Day 9 🌅 Tue. 7/14/26

🎟️ Skip the Line David Guided Tour Experience 11 am

Immerse in the world of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Renaissance Florence when you join your passionate local guide for this tour of the Accademia Gallery and the David sculpture. Learn about the Medici dynasty that ruled the city and the Renaissance masters who taught Michelangelo painting and sculpture. Price excludes the cost of tickets (€20 adult, €4 17 and younger), which is payable in cash on the day.

• Journey deep into the world of Michelangelo and David on an in-depth tour
• Radio transmitters will be provided
• Numbers are capped at 15 travelers for a more intimate experience

Read more about – Skip the Line David Guided Tour Experience

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OPTION: Self-Guided Tour of Uffizi Galleria 4:30 pm

Arrive 30 minutes early to pick up your tickets at Ticket Office (map).
Before your tour, present your voucher at the redemption point to receive your entry ticket.
Redemption Point: Via Ricasoli, 68, 50122 Firenze (map). Located between the Duomo and Piazza San Marco, on block closest to San Marco.

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Day 10🌅 Wed. 7/15/26

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Florence Attractions

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Good Eats

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Day 11 🌅 Thu. 7/16/26

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Rome

Transportation to Hotel

The Flower Garden hotel is about a five-minute walk from the Termini Station. With the tracks at your back, exit the left side of the station.

If the weather is bad and you don’t wish to walk, there is a taxi stand just outside the Roma Termini station. Make sure to go to the stand at the end of the station and enter the queue for an official taxi. Make sure that they use the meter and confirm before getting in that they will accept a credit card. If someone approaches you and asks if you need a taxi, it is likely a scam! Wait at the actual stands.

Rome Metro (Subway) Map

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History of Italy (video)

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Day 12🌅Fri. 7/17/26

Visiting the Trevi Fountain

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Day 13🌅Sat. 7/18/25

🎟️ Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

Discover the priceless treasures in the Vatican’s art collection—and visit Vatican City’s most important landmarks—on this introductory tour. Upon arrival, skip the long lines and head right inside the Vatican Museums. See Michelangelo’s world-famous Sistine Chapel, venture to the Tapestries Gallery and other museum highlights, and then transfer to neighboring St. Peter’s Basilica. Headsets are included so you can hear your guide’s commentary clearly as you explore.

• Enjoy an introduction to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica
• Save time when you skip the long lines and head right inside
• Discover Michelangelo’s iconic Sistine Chapel
• Small group ensures personalized attention from your guide

Read more about – Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

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Day 14🌅Sun. 7/19/26

🎟️ Castel Sant’Angelo with Reserved Tickets 9:00 am
Meeting Time: by 8:45 am (map)

Meeting Point: The exact meeting point is at the entrance of Castel Sant’Angelo. Their friendly staff will be easy to spot wearing purple “Crown Tours” shirts and waiting just under the angel statue at the castle entrance. Late arrivals may not be admitted.

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Discover the history of this mausoleum-turned-museum with skip-the-line, hosted access. Located on the right bank of the Tiber only a short distance from the Vatican City, the Castel Sant’Angelo is an ancient fortress with centuries of history.

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🎟️Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Tour 2:30 pm

The Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill are three of Rome’s most visited attractions, and this guided tour brings the ancient wonders to life. See where gladiators battled in the iconic Colosseum; discover ancient ruins in the Roman Forum and ascend to Palatine Hill for panoramic views of the Eternal City.

• Take in the views from Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome
• Explore inside the ancient Colosseum, where gladiator battles once took place
• Admire the UNESCO-listed ruins of the Roman Forum

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Daytrip Adventure: Rome 🚅 Napoli Centrale
Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast

Embark on an unforgettable train journey from Rome Termini to Napoli Centrale and uncover the ancient wonders and coastal beauty of southern Italy. After a swift high-speed ride, explore the haunting ruins of Pompeii just a short hop away via the Circumvesuviana line, where time stands still amid volcanic ash. Then head toward the breathtaking Amalfi Coast—whether by ferry to Sorrento or a scenic drive through Positano—where cliffside villages, lemon-scented breezes, and panoramic sea views make the perfect contrast to the historic marvels of the morning. This daytrip blends archaeology and Riviera romance, all seamlessly linked by Italy’s efficient rail system.

Click here for more information.

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Rome Attractions

• Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, The National Opera House and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli – 5 mins on foot
• Trendy district of Monti full of galleries, restaurants, bars and chic boutiques – 10 mins on foot
• The Trevi Fountain – 10/15 mins on foot or 1 stops on Metro Line A to “Barberini” from “Repubblica”
• The Spanish Steps and the designer shopping district – 2 stops on Metro Line A to “Spagna”
• The Coliseum & Imperial Roman Forum – 15 mins on foot or 2 stops on Metro Line B to “Colosseo” from Termini
• Basilica of St John Lateran & the Holy Stairs – 15 mins on foot or 3 stops on Metro Line A to “San Giovanni” from Termini
• Circus Maximus and the Bocca della Verita – 3 stops on Metro Line B to “Circo Massimo” from Termini
• The nightclubs of Testaccio – 4 stops on Metro Line B to “Piramide” from Termini
• Piazza del Popolo, Villa Borghese, the Borghese Gallery and shopping – 3 stops on Metro Line A to “Flaminio” from Repubblica
• The Basilica of St Peter, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel – 5 stops on Metro Line A to “Ottaviano” from Repubblica
• The Basilica of St Paul – 6 stops on Metro Line B to “San Paulo” from Termini

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Day 15 🌅Mon. 7/20/26

Depart Hotel for Airport (TBD)

Currency

Currency Exchange

Foreign currency exchange is the act of exchanging one type of currency for another. For example, if you’re planning an international trip to Europe, you may want to plan ahead and exchange U.S. dollars for Euros so that you are prepared to cover cash expenses as soon as you arrive without having to stop at an exchange office at your destination. Two hundred euros should get you through until you get to an ATM.

Making ATM Withdrawals – USE A BANK ATM!

The best way to get cash in Italy is to make an ATM withdrawal when you arrive. The Visa or Mastercard exchange rate applies and is better than any rate you’re likely to get exchanging currency at an exchange office or a bank.

IMPORTANT: Make sure to select the option for conversion by your bank. It’s a good idea to check with your bank for specific details about their foreign ATM conversion fees and any other charges that might apply.

Italian bank ATMs are called bancomats and some don’t charge a local ATM operator fee — but avoid using independent ATMs. These third-party ATMs charge like a wounded bull, and it’ll be obvious which ATMs are affiliated with a bank and which aren’t.

Cash and Currency Tips for Europe by Rick Steves

Foreign Currency Exchange Services (pnc.com)

How long does it take to receive foreign currency bank notes that are ordered at a PNC branch?

Standard foreign currency orders entered before 4:30 p.m. ET will be delivered to the branch by the end of the next business day. (during business travel season please allow 1 – 2 additional business days)

Customers may request overnight delivery for a $15 charge. Overnight delivery foreign currency orders entered before 4:30 p.m. ET will be delivered to the branch by noon the next business day. Overnight delivery is only available Monday through Friday and isn’t available on bank holidays.

Foreign Currency Exchange | Fifth Third Bank (53.com)

Fifth Third customers can buy and sell foreign currency at their local branch with competitive exchange rates. And when you return from your trip, Fifth Third can buy back any unused foreign currency, exchanging it back into U.S. dollars.  Contact your local branch if you have questions about a particular currency carried.